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Mar 7 | The motto on the United Kingdom’s Royal Coat of Arms is in French. The motto is “Dieu et mon droit,” which means “God and my right.” | |
Mar 1 | One Plutonian year corresponds to 247.94 Earth years; in 2178, Pluto will complete its first orbit since its discovery in 1930 | |
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Feb 27 | In Korea, there is a breed of dog called a Sapsali, which was originally thought to banish ghosts and evil spirits | |
Feb 26 | Tennis players can be fined up to $20,000 for swearing while playing at Wimbledon | |
Feb 23 | The black-footed cat is the smallest wild cat, at just 20 inches long | |
Feb 22 | Though most think it’s Italian, pepperoni is an American invention. The first use of the word dates back to 1919 | |
Feb 20 | Berries are simple fruits stemming from one flower. This means that pineapples, bananas, watermelons, pumpkins, and avocados are berries | |
Feb 19 | Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week! !94 | |
Feb 17 | Sharks have existed for longer than all three stars which make up Polaris (The North Star) | |
Feb 16 | Sharks have existed for longer than all three stars which make up Polaris (The North Star) | |
Feb 15 | “Tsundoku” is a Japanese word for the habit of buying too many books, letting them pile up in your house, and never reading them | |
Feb 13 | Peridot gemstones can be found in meteorites; they differ in composition from peridots formed on Earth as they contain no nickel | |
Feb 12 | Adult cats only meow at humans, not other cats. Kittens meow to their mother, but once they get older, cats no longer meow to other cats | |